Women: Make One Wardrobe Switch to Change Your Life
Can one item of clothing change your entire life? Yes! They may look sexy, but there’s nothing sexy about pain, redness, bunions, hammertoes, and ingrown toenails. You know this already, but high heels can cause a variety of problems for women's feet and entire body, including:
Pain: Wearing high heels can cause discomfort and pain in the feet, ankles and legs. This is because they put extra pressure on the toes and the ball of the foot, causing them to become sore and cramped. However, did you realize wearing hells can cause lower back pain? Wearing heels really messes up your entire body!
Blisters: Yes, you already realize this I’m sure. Most professional women at parties carry Band-Aids in there purse for this very reason. High heels cause blisters to form on the feet due to the constant rubbing of the shoes against the skin. These blisters can be painful, bloody, get infected and take a long time to heal. Why are you torturing your feet like this?
Deformities: Wearing high heels consistently can lead to deformities in the feet, such as hammertoes, bunions, and crooked toes. These deformities can be difficult to reverse and may require surgery to fix. If you don’t believe us, look closely at some celebrity feet when they are wearing high heeled sandals on a red carpet if you want to be scared straight. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Balance problems: High heels can make it difficult to walk and maintain balance, which can lead to falls and accidents. This can be especially dangerous for older women or those with mobility issues. A regular yoga practice can help offset balance issues caused by years of foot torture in heels.
Arthritis: It’s easy to ignore this when you are young, but the older we get, the more aware we should be of long term effects. High heels increase the risk of developing arthritis in the feet, ankles, and knees due to the increased pressure on these joints.
Muscle and ligament shortening. Your calves, Achilles tendons and other muscles and tendons in your legs, ankles and feet will shorten due to wearing high heels. This can affect your entire body, balance and comfort. The yoga pose downward dog and forward fold in particular help stretch these muscles can lengthen them over time with consistent practice.
You know what can reverse years of wearing high heels? Practicing yoga and stretching the arches of the feet, as well as the muscles in the legs and back will work to combat years of abuse you’ve inflicted upon yourself with those heels. Don’t ignore the reality: high heels negatively impact the entire body. Make a commitment to cutting out high heels entirely, or only wearing them for limited periods of time on special occasions.
Did we convince you to ditch those heels? Shop for stylish and comfortable flats to save your feet!
Still want to wear heels? Fine, but at least try some cushioning Metatarsal Pads.
Been wearing heels and feeling it now? These Toe Separators offer some relief for innocent feet shoved into pointy shoes for years on end.
